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Jimmy Burch has covered professional golf for the Star-Telegram since 1991. He’s received state and national honors for his writing but fills his own scorecard with more bogeys than birdies when he hits the local links.

April 16, 2013

Hogan instruction book available in paperback form

Ben Hogan’s iconic golf instruction book, first released in 1957, is back in paperback form and available online. Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf has been reprinted by Simon & Shuster and was re-released last week.

The book (Touchstone Trade Paperback Reprint, $13) features the same text and Anthony Ravielli drawings that has made it one of the best-selling instruction books of all time, with more than 1 million copies sold. Hogan, the late golf legend from Fort Worth, won nine major championships and wrote the book with noted golf writer Herbert Warren Wind.

For information about the book, visit www.SimonandSchuster.com. Information also available via Facebook.com/TouchstoneBooks or Twitter.com/TouchstoneBooks.